Maplewood Secondary School to open Sept. 17: OCDSB [Video]

A new Stittsville high school that was not ready for the start of the school year this week now has an opening date.

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) told families in a note Friday that Maplewood Secondary School should be ready to accept students starting Tuesday, Sept. 17, barring any unforeseen complications.

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“City of Ottawa officials have been on-site all week as the contractor (Tambro Construction Ltd.) completes the required work for occupancy,” the email form the school board says. “We anticipate an occupancy inspection will be conducted next week and we will send you a confirmation email by noon on Wednesday, Sept. 11.”

The OCDSB school year started Tuesday, but certain parts of the Maplewood Secondary School were not up to code, so the OCDSB sent Grade 7 and 8 students to a different school in Bells Cornerswhile Grade 9 students took …